Geography Vocab. Part 2

features on the Earth's surface that were made by people

• physical characteristics

• buildings

• human characteristics

• man made

a system of roads, railroad lines, shipping routes, and other ways of connecting places

• highways

• pathways

• transportation network

• travel network

maps that help you focus on certain details such a climate or natural resources

• special purpose maps

• specific maps

• population maps

• precipitation maps

the height of a space above sea level

• height

• levitation

• elevation

• movement

the usual weather conditions in a certain place

• weather

• temperature

• precipitation

• climate

water that falls to the ground as rain, snow, etc.

• weather

• temperature

• precipitation

• climate

how hot or cold the air is

• weather

• temperature

• precipitation

• climate

the number of people that live in a place

• metropolitan area

• population

• population density

• region

the number of people living per unit of an area (for example, per square mile)

• metropolitan area

• population

• population density

• region

a large city plus any smaller cities, towns, or suburbs that are around it

• metropolitan area

• population

• community

• region